I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)

Corbin: He should nail the trio dance (my guess is perfect score) and do well on his waltz (27)
Amber: She should nail the trio dance (perfect score is my guess) and quickstep is hopefully really good because Derek is the king of the quickstep in my opinion (my guess is 29)
Elizabeth and Val: V. Waltz………this suits her pretty well on paper….(perfect score?) and trio dance should be interesting (27)
Leah: Should do well with her individual dance (27 is my guess) and fail miserable w the jive (21)
Jack: Should do well with his first dance (30?) and do OK with the samba (24)
Bill and Emma: Individual dance should be a hoot (24) and the second dance should be fun but idk how he will handle it (24)

I like your scoring predictions vin…seems pretty accurate. I definitely expect Corbin and Amber to each get at least one perfect score (we are in week 9 after all and only one 30 to show for it). Liz has potential for a 30 also with the trio I think.

Carrie Ann tweeted that the fans will get involved tomorrow night and to get our “twitter fingers ready”. Maybe the fans select a dance for the couples the following week?

I don’t think I’ll be a huge fan of Whitney. I despise the mugging for the cameras during the troupe numbers. I like everyone else’s trios though. One question-every year someone picks Henry for the trio so why hasn’t he had a partner yet? The other pros must like him.

Corbin: will probally get his first 30 for either his waltz or trio.
Amber: I think she’s gonna bow out judging by her tweet :/ I could be wrong though.
Elizabeth: 29 for her waltz as for her trio 27 if she doesn’t get ahead of Val and Gab
Leah: Meh…

I don’t mind if someone calls me stupid or crazy, but I still don’t think that Amber and Derek will score as high as some people think….. Yes, I am sure they both have the stamina to handle 2 high energy dances, quickstep and salsa, but I am not that sure how well her knees will manage. Yes, Derek is KING of choreographing around his partners injuries, but it seems that the judges (CAI at least) are starting to score her for not being able to do what she can’t do. And I know that many of the couples have had a pass with breaking hold, but it will be a deduction if Derek choreographs it in…. And as far as Len is concerned, he finds reasons to mark Amber and Derek down, and I know what PH has said, but I don’t see this week as any different. It does seem that Len scores Derek’s partners at a higher level and much harder than he does for any pro, and I don’t think it fair. But not much we can do about the judges.

And I have completely given up hope that the ONE couple that I WANT OFF THE SHOW will go home this week.

Sorry, just have the “toward the end of the season and not seeing much bright lights with the show I love” blues.

Henry has been part of a trio every season, anytime a pro is injured/sick he is the go to guy to fill in for them, Give him a parnter!!!!! Just by seeing him on the show and reading his tweets he seems so sweet and Im sure is very patient which are good qualitys of a pro. Emma, Sasha and Sharna have all done great coming from the troupe he better be next.

How the judges score this week will most likely be based on who they want to stick around and who the want gone and you know Bill will get his usually low scores. How they dance will play little part in what they get as scores im guessing.

Wasn’t Jacoby’s jive done during Len’s side-by-side challenge? It’s possible the two pros for that were assigned to the couples – but from how all the pros talk about the trios, it always sounds like they pick the trio person themselves.

One can never be sure of the level of manipulation that goes into a given show. I’m still steamed they screwed with Derek’s rumba. Why wouldn’t they force Maks on Karina hoping for some drama. Good on both Maks and Karina for not giving it to them.

Hmmm…so that leaves us with either Leah, Corbin or Elizabeth going last. My guess is it’s going to be Elizabeth. Then again if Cheryl was right about their dance order and she just didn’t make a mistake (which means the order changes during the second round) it could be anyone.

Whoever it is I think they’ll tell them whether they are safe or not after their second dance as they don’t have any team dances or challenges this week.

Find it quite odd that Amber is going first, considering she is one of the most Favorited dancers by the fans. Just by looking at dwts instagram, so many people are looking forward to her trio. Just saying if I was the producers I would put her more to the end due to the fact watching her and Derek dance is the only reason many watch the show.

@Anna R: I thought so too but saying that they really seem to want Val to go far the last couple of seasons (Zendaya and Kelly Monaco showed that given the right contestant he can do really well) but I think she has more chemistry with Gleb too.

Angela – I remember last season, the last 4 – 5 weeks, they had Kellie and Zendaya switch off between first and last in dancing order. I think by the end of the season the producers like using popular couples they know will deliver to catch the audience’s attention and the start the night off right.

By the end of the season couples have their dedicated voters so it isn’t so much about being forgotten by the end of the night. Even with judges scores they start to not care about throwing out 10s for the first couple once it’s late in the season.

@Alabama Thanks, that makes much more sense. I hate having to wait so long for my favorites, so its nice to have them in the beginning. Besides, I doubt they will be forgotten. So I guess order really isn’t important.

Liz has the pimp spot. Now that Len is back we can expect the gushing to start again! Poor Amber and Corbin. I think he will be very biased tonight. Not sure why but I think that is how it will play out. It just irritates me.

Wait, so amber can still be eliminated? I though they are save… wow, that is not god, plus going first means probably underscoring… and if Len decides to pick on derek´s team dance (again) I am a little bit worried… it would be shame!

@Martina, the immunity was for last week, which could easily have confused a lot of people, because the voting during/after last week’s shows was to keep pairs tonight. And yes, it means that Amber can be eliminated tonight. If you’ve not done so yet, scroll down and read the Dancing By The Numbers post, she did a great job explaining things, as always.

Since making it through last week I feel like A LOT of people have been talking about Bill and Emma. Now that everyone is saying “hey they could make it to the finals!” I have a bad feeling it’s going to be a jinx for them. PLEASE LET ME BE WRONG!

I don’t see why everyone should make allowances for “poor” Amber with the injured knees when all along there are others with injuries but they aren’t making that big a deal of it. Brant was wearing knee braces early on and he hurt his foot before doing a gorgeous Quickstep. Bill is over twice the age of Amber and has had his knee drained 3 times already this season. Leah had some kind of rib or torso injury on a week they were performing lifts. Emma banged her head so badly Bill wanted to quit for fear of her being hurt.

I’m absolutely sure DWTS has some medical staff or someone on call to evaluate these injuries for the shows insurance. So TPTB know well who is hurting. Yet we hear about certain celebs and pros.

Corbin,Karina and Witney just delivered the cleanest routine I have ever seen on dwts and easily my favorite ever! Corbin and Karina are my pick to win and most people may not agree but I think Witney deserves to be a pro she is fire on that stage and she brings something that this show hasn’t had! Like her standing in front of tr judges listening, she looked like a star I want her pro! fabulous!

I want Bill to stay so bad, but I have to admit I will be surprised if he makes it through this week. The judges have made it clear that his time is up. And since they know how the voting went from last week, it’s easy to make sure things go their way.